<html><head><title>Vocabulary Reference</title></head><body>
  <h1>Vocabulary reference</h1>
  <h2>Vocabulary index</h2>
  <p><b>Classes:</b>
    <a href='#ref_qb_Attachable'>qb:Attachable</a>
    <a href='#ref_qb_AttributeProperty'>qb:AttributeProperty</a>
    <a href='#ref_qb_CodedProperty'>qb:CodedProperty</a>
    <a href='#ref_qb_ComponentProperty'>qb:ComponentProperty</a>
    <a href='#ref_qb_ComponentSet'>qb:ComponentSet</a>
    <a href='#ref_qb_ComponentSpecification'>qb:ComponentSpecification</a>
    <a href='#ref_qb_DataSet'>qb:DataSet</a>
    <a href='#ref_qb_DataStructureDefinition'>qb:DataStructureDefinition</a>
    <a href='#ref_qb_DimensionProperty'>qb:DimensionProperty</a>
    <a href='#ref_qb_MeasureProperty'>qb:MeasureProperty</a>
    <a href='#ref_qb_Observation'>qb:Observation</a>
    <a href='#ref_qb_Slice'>qb:Slice</a>
    <a href='#ref_qb_SliceKey'>qb:SliceKey</a>
  </p>
  <p><b>Properties:</b>
    <a href='#ref_qb_attribute'>qb:attribute</a>
    <a href='#ref_qb_codeList'>qb:codeList</a>
    <a href='#ref_qb_component'>qb:component</a>
    <a href='#ref_qb_componentAttachment'>qb:componentAttachment</a>
    <a href='#ref_qb_componentProperty'>qb:componentProperty</a>
    <a href='#ref_qb_componentRequired'>qb:componentRequired</a>
    <a href='#ref_qb_concept'>qb:concept</a>
    <a href='#ref_qb_dataSet'>qb:dataSet</a>
    <a href='#ref_qb_dimension'>qb:dimension</a>
    <a href='#ref_qb_measure'>qb:measure</a>
    <a href='#ref_qb_measureDimension'>qb:measureDimension</a>
    <a href='#ref_qb_measureType'>qb:measureType</a>
    <a href='#ref_qb_observation'>qb:observation</a>
    <a href='#ref_qb_order'>qb:order</a>
    <a href='#ref_qb_slice'>qb:slice</a>
    <a href='#ref_qb_sliceKey'>qb:sliceKey</a>
    <a href='#ref_qb_sliceStructure'>qb:sliceStructure</a>
    <a href='#ref_qb_structure'>qb:structure</a>
    <a href='#ref_qb_subSlice'>qb:subSlice</a>
  </p>
  <h2>Vocabulary Reference</h2>
  <h3>DataSets </h3>
<dl class='vocab_reference'>

  <dt id="ref_qb_DataSet">
    <em>Class:</em> <code>qb:DataSet</code>
    <em>Sub class of: </em>
      <code>qb:Attachable</code>
    <em>Equivalent to: </em>
      <code>scovo:Dataset</code>
  </dt>
 <dd>Represents a collection of observations, possibly organized into various slices, conforming to some common dimensional structure.</dd>
</dl>
  <h3>Observations </h3>
<dl class='vocab_reference'>

  <dt id="ref_qb_Observation">
    <em>Class:</em> <code>qb:Observation</code>
    <em>Sub class of: </em>
      <code>qb:Attachable</code>
    <em>Equivalent to: </em>
      <code>scovo:Item</code>
  </dt>
 <dd>A single observation in the cube, may have one or more associated measured values</dd>

  <dt id="ref_qb_dataSet">
    <em>Property:</em> <code>qb:dataSet</code>
    (
    <code>qb:Observation</code>
    -> 
    <code>qb:DataSet</code>
  ) 
  </dt>
  <dd>indicates the data set of which this observation is a part</dd>

  <dt id="ref_qb_observation">
    <em>Property:</em> <code>qb:observation</code>
    (
    <code>qb:Slice</code>
    -> 
    <code>qb:Observation</code>
  ) 
  </dt>
  <dd>indicates a observation contained within this slice of the data set</dd>
</dl>
  <h3>Slices </h3>
<dl class='vocab_reference'>

  <dt id="ref_qb_Slice">
    <em>Class:</em> <code>qb:Slice</code>
    <em>Sub class of: </em>
      <code>qb:Attachable</code>
  </dt>
 <dd>Denotes a subset of a DataSet defined by fixing a subset of the dimensional values, component properties on the Slice</dd>

  <dt id="ref_qb_slice">
    <em>Property:</em> <code>qb:slice</code>
    (
    <code>qb:DataSet</code>
    -> 
    <code>qb:Observation</code>
  ) 
  </dt>
  <dd>Indicates a subset of a DataSet defined by fixing a subset of the dimensional values</dd>

  <dt id="ref_qb_subSlice">
    <em>Property:</em> <code>qb:subSlice</code>
    (
    <code>qb:Slice</code>
    -> 
    <code>qb:Slice</code>
  ) 
  </dt>
  <dd>Indicates a narrower slice which has additional fixed dimensional values, for example a time-series slice might a subSlice of a slice which spans both time and geographic area</dd>
</dl>
  <h3>Dimensions, Attributes, Measures </h3>
<dl class='vocab_reference'>

  <dt id="ref_qb_Attachable">
    <em>Class:</em> <code>qb:Attachable</code>
  </dt>
 <dd>Abstract superclass for everything that can have attributes and dimensions</dd>

  <dt id="ref_qb_ComponentProperty">
    <em>Class:</em> <code>qb:ComponentProperty</code>
    <em>Sub class of: </em>
      <code>rdf:Property</code>
  </dt>
 <dd>Abstract super-property of all properties representing dimensions, attributes or measures</dd>

  <dt id="ref_qb_DimensionProperty">
    <em>Class:</em> <code>qb:DimensionProperty</code>
    <em>Sub class of: </em>
      <code>qb:ComponentProperty</code>
      <code>qb:CodedProperty</code>
  </dt>
 <dd>The class of components which represent the dimensions of the cube</dd>

  <dt id="ref_qb_AttributeProperty">
    <em>Class:</em> <code>qb:AttributeProperty</code>
    <em>Sub class of: </em>
      <code>qb:ComponentProperty</code>
  </dt>
 <dd>The class of components which represent attributes of observations in the cube, e.g. unit of measurement</dd>

  <dt id="ref_qb_MeasureProperty">
    <em>Class:</em> <code>qb:MeasureProperty</code>
    <em>Sub class of: </em>
      <code>qb:ComponentProperty</code>
  </dt>
 <dd>The class of components which represent the measured value of the phenomenon being observed</dd>

  <dt id="ref_qb_CodedProperty">
    <em>Class:</em> <code>qb:CodedProperty</code>
    <em>Sub class of: </em>
      <code>qb:ComponentProperty</code>
  </dt>
 <dd>Superclass of all coded ComponentProperties</dd>
</dl>
  <h3>Reusable general purpose component properties </h3>
<dl class='vocab_reference'>

  <dt id="ref_qb_measureType">
    <em>Property:</em> <code>qb:measureType</code>
    (
    -> 
    <code>qb:MeasureProperty</code>
  ) 
  </dt>
  <dd>Generic measure dimension, the value of this dimension indicates which measure (from the set of measures in the DSD) is being given by the obsValue (or other primary measure)</dd>
</dl>
  <h3>Data Structure Definitions </h3>
<dl class='vocab_reference'>

  <dt id="ref_qb_DataStructureDefinition">
    <em>Class:</em> <code>qb:DataStructureDefinition</code>
    <em>Sub class of: </em>
      <code>qb:ComponentSet</code>
  </dt>
 <dd>Defines the structure of a DataSet or slice</dd>

  <dt id="ref_qb_structure">
    <em>Property:</em> <code>qb:structure</code>
    (
    <code>qb:DataSet</code>
    -> 
    <code>qb:DataStructureDefinition</code>
  ) 
  </dt>
  <dd>indicates the structure to which this data set conforms</dd>

  <dt id="ref_qb_component">
    <em>Property:</em> <code>qb:component</code>
    (
    <code>qb:DataStructureDefinition</code>
    -> 
    <code>qb:ComponentSpecification</code>
  ) 
  </dt>
  <dd>indicates a component specification which is included in the structure of the dataset</dd>
</dl>
  <h3>Component specifications - for qualifying component use in a DSD </h3>
<dl class='vocab_reference'>

  <dt id="ref_qb_ComponentSpecification">
    <em>Class:</em> <code>qb:ComponentSpecification</code>
    <em>Sub class of: </em>
      <code>qb:ComponentSet</code>
  </dt>
 <dd>Used to define properties of a component (attribute, dimension etc) which are specific to its usage in a DSD.</dd>

  <dt id="ref_qb_ComponentSet">
    <em>Class:</em> <code>qb:ComponentSet</code>
  </dt>
 <dd>Abstract class of things which reference one or more ComponentProperties</dd>

  <dt id="ref_qb_componentProperty">
    <em>Property:</em> <code>qb:componentProperty</code>
    (
    <code>qb:ComponentSet</code>
    -> 
    <code>qb:ComponentProperty</code>
  ) 
  </dt>
  <dd>indicates a ComponentProperty (i.e. attribute/dimension) expected on a DataSet, or a dimension fixed in a SliceKey</dd>

  <dt id="ref_qb_order">
    <em>Property:</em> <code>qb:order</code>
    (
    <code>qb:ComponentSpecification</code>
    -> 
    <code>xsd:int</code>
  ) 
  </dt>
  <dd>indicates a priority order for the components of sets with this structure, used to guide presentations - lower order numbers come before higher numbers, un-numbered components come last</dd>

  <dt id="ref_qb_componentRequired">
    <em>Property:</em> <code>qb:componentRequired</code>
    (
    <code>qb:ComponentSpecification</code>
    -> 
    <code>xsd:boolean</code>
  ) 
  </dt>
  <dd>Indicates whether a component property is required (true) or optional (false) in the context of a DSD or MSD</dd>

  <dt id="ref_qb_componentAttachment">
    <em>Property:</em> <code>qb:componentAttachment</code>
    (
    <code>qb:ComponentSpecification</code>
    -> 
    <code>rdfs:Class</code>
  ) 
  </dt>
  <dd>Indicates the level at which the component property should be attached, this might an qb:DataSet, qb:Slice or qb:Observation, or a qb:MeasureProperty.</dd>

  <dt id="ref_qb_dimension">
    <em>Property:</em> <code>qb:dimension</code>
    (
    -> 
    <code>qb:DimensionProperty</code>
    ; <em>sub property of: </em>
    <code>qb:componentProperty</code>
  ) 
  </dt>
  <dd>An alternative to qb:componentProperty which makes explicit that the component is a dimension</dd>

  <dt id="ref_qb_measure">
    <em>Property:</em> <code>qb:measure</code>
    (
    -> 
    <code>qb:MeasureProperty</code>
    ; <em>sub property of: </em>
    <code>qb:componentProperty</code>
  ) 
  </dt>
  <dd>An alternative to qb:componentProperty which makes explicit that the component is a measure</dd>

  <dt id="ref_qb_attribute">
    <em>Property:</em> <code>qb:attribute</code>
    (
    -> 
    <code>qb:AttributeProperty</code>
    ; <em>sub property of: </em>
    <code>qb:componentProperty</code>
  ) 
  </dt>
  <dd>An alternative to qb:componentProperty which makes explicit that the component is a attribute</dd>

  <dt id="ref_qb_measureDimension">
    <em>Property:</em> <code>qb:measureDimension</code>
    (
    -> 
    <code>qb:DimensionProperty</code>
    ; <em>sub property of: </em>
    <code>qb:componentProperty</code>
  ) 
  </dt>
  <dd>An alternative to qb:componentProperty which makes explicit that the component is a measure dimension</dd>
</dl>
  <h3>Slice definitions </h3>
<dl class='vocab_reference'>

  <dt id="ref_qb_SliceKey">
    <em>Class:</em> <code>qb:SliceKey</code>
    <em>Sub class of: </em>
      <code>qb:ComponentSet</code>
  </dt>
 <dd>Denotes a subset of the component properties of a DataSet which are fixed in the corresponding slices</dd>

  <dt id="ref_qb_sliceStructure">
    <em>Property:</em> <code>qb:sliceStructure</code>
    (
    <code>qb:Slice</code>
    -> 
    <code>qb:SliceKey</code>
  ) 
  </dt>
  <dd>indicates the sub-key corresponding to this slice</dd>

  <dt id="ref_qb_sliceKey">
    <em>Property:</em> <code>qb:sliceKey</code>
    (
    <code>qb:DataSet</code>
    -> 
    <code>qb:SliceKey</code>
  ) 
  </dt>
  <dd>indicates a slice key which is used for slices in this dataset</dd>
</dl>
  <h3>Concepts </h3>
<dl class='vocab_reference'>

  <dt id="ref_qb_concept">
    <em>Property:</em> <code>qb:concept</code>
    (
    <code>qb:ComponentProperty</code>
    -> 
    <code>skos:Concept</code>
  ) 
  </dt>
  <dd>gives the concept which is being measured or indicated by a ComponentProperty</dd>

  <dt id="ref_qb_codeList">
    <em>Property:</em> <code>qb:codeList</code>
    (
    <code>qb:CodedProperty</code>
    -> 
    <code>skos:ConceptScheme</code>
  ) 
  </dt>
  <dd>gives the code list associated with a CodedProperty</dd>
</dl>
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